July 1st, 2013
By Rivkela Brodsky
Legislation aimed at helping survivors of military sexual assault get VA benefits for treatment passed unanimously in the US House on June 4.
Named for a Navy veteran...
July 1st, 2013
By Jo Kadlecek
Belief in God or a higher power might not be on the list of prescribed treatments for depression or anxiety but a recent study concludes it can improve outcomes for psychiatric...
July 1st, 2013
By Janine Weisman
A nonprofit, community behavioral health agency serving central and northeastern Connecticut hopes to break ground this fall on a new $6.7 million outpatient mental health...
July 1st, 2013
By Catherine Robertson Souter
In recognition of the role he has played in helping the school to both grow and thrive during his tenure, the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology has named Stanley...
July 1st, 2013
By James K Luiselli EdD ABPP BCBA-D
“Multicultural Care: A Clinician’s Guide to Cultural Competence”
By Lillian Comas-Diaz
American Psychological Association
Washington, D.C.,...
July 1st, 2013
By Edward Stern J.D.
It appears to be time for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to raise the age for juvenile court jurisdiction to 18 to become compatible with federal juvenile law and other...
July 1st, 2013
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
There is nothing like a graduation to remind us of the choices that shape our lives, the ones we have already made and the ones yet to come. This morning as I sit in a...
June 1st, 2013
By Phyllis Hanlon
On April 3, the Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) presented its 9th annual public health leadership forum titled “Mental Health: Achieving Parity in Principle and in...
June 1st, 2013
By Catherine Robertson Souter
In May 2011, Vermont passed what appeared to be groundbreaking health care reform, going beyond the federally mandated changes that are beginning to take place across the...
June 1st, 2013
By Janine Weisman
Massachusetts gun control proposals to close background check system gaps focus largely on preventing mass shootings like those in Newtown, Conn., and Aurora, Colo. They also...
